The island was first inhabited by the Taínos and Caribes. The Caribes were an Arawakan-speaking people who had arrived around 10,000 BCE. Here is the same text in Swahili:
Wenyeji wa kwanza wa kisiwa walikuwa Wataino na Wakaribi. Wakaribi walikuwa watu wenye kuongea lugha ya Arakwan waliokuwa wamefika takribani mwaka wa 10,000 BCE.